'We are late, but not too late to fight and win this battle,' against Ebola – UN
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:47 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Declaring that the world has never seen anything like current Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa, senior United Nations officials on Friday warned that the virus is “far ahead†of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries to scale up efforts and financial commitments to bring an end to the scourge.
On World Mental Health Day, Ban calls for improved care for schizophrenia
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:30 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring “a life sentence of isolation and poor physical health,†Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday as he urged the creation of better support networks and services for people living with the mental health disorder.
India's first ever Mental Health Policy unveiled
Oct 10, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday launched India's first Mental Health Policy, saying that universal access to mental health care is a specific goal of the government.
Heart ailment diagnosis now more affordable: Doctor
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS) Kolkata's doctors say heart diagnosis has become much more facile due to the increase in the financial affordability of people.
Ebola crisis 'permeates every aspect of people's lives' in Guinea, UN warns
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Urgent support is needed to avert an "economic meltdown" in Guinea, where the Ebola crisis is destroying lives, jobs and essential services, leaving exports of fruits and vegetables down 90 percent, the airport two-thirds empty and container traffic to its key port down by a third, according to the United Nations.
Ban urges international community to escalate Ebola response amid worsening outbreak
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:09 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) The international community must "step up" its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa before it gets much worse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Thursday, adding that a range of measures – from extra financing to increased medical assistance – were essential in helping the countries afflicted by the disease.
Ebola: UN agency launches initiative to tackle growing food security threat in West Africa
Oct 09, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday is launching a programme that will assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon separately announced the appointment of the respective UN Crisis Managers in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Apollo Hospitals launches its maiden super-specialty hospital in Madhya Pradesh
Oct 09, 2014, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS) Healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals has added another super specialty hospital by launching it in Madhya Pradesh.
UN budget committee approves funding for UN Ebola response mission
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:59 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) The United Nations committee that deals with administrative and budgetary issues on Tuesday adopted a resolution allocating funding for the newly established UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and the Office of the Special Envoy on Ebola.
Mankind Pharma hosts seminars on health awareness programs
Oct 08, 2014, at 06:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) Mankind Pharma had initiated the cause of women hygiene with an aim to generate awareness towards a healthy lifestyle for women.
Ebola outbreak 'running' ahead of world's response, UN warns as funding lags
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:02 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) As the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the Ebola outbreak continued his visit to hard-hit countries in West Africa on Friday, the world body’s humanitarian wing said funding for the international response is lagging, with only 26 per cent of the $988 million needed having been received thus far.
Cambodia: UN-backed event spotlights need to boost HIV-sensitive social programmes
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:53 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) With external funding in decline, Cambodia is turning to domestic resources to boost its national AIDS response and social protection services to people living with HIV, who often face disproportionate social and economic hardships and can easily fall below the poverty line.
Amid ongoing outbreak, head of UN Ebola response mission begins work with visit to Liberia
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:42 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS) Despite "good results" in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, much still remains to be done in order to extinguish the threat posed by the virulent disease, the head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) confirmed on Thursday.
UN calls for more funding to keep Madagascar locust plague in check
Oct 03, 2014, at 06:12 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) Citing efforts to stave off a resurgence of Madagascar's locust plague, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday stressed the urgency of bridging a $14.7 million funding gap to cover aerial surveys, control operations, equipment and pesticides.
UN, Liberia assessing food security impact of Ebola outbreak, planning response
Oct 02, 2014, at 03:06 pm
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) The Liberian Government, along with key United Nations agencies, is set to carry out a rapid field assessment on food security and livelihoods in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, as the top UN envoy on curbing the spread of the virus in West Africa arrived on Wednesday in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
US diagnoses first case of Ebola
Oct 01, 2014, at 05:25 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS): The United States diagnosed its first ever case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and travelled to Texas, media reports said.
UN Assembly debate covers a range of pressing concerns: from development to Ebola to Ukraine
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:44 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS) The theme of this year’s annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was the post-2015 agenda of global sustainable development but it was by no means the only subject of the speeches as kings, presidents and prime ministers mounted the podium to speak on behalf of 193 Member States and two Observer delegations.
South Sudan: UN agencies reach more than half a million people with life-saving aid
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:42 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS) Two United Nations agencies have reached more than half a million people, including 100,000 children under the age of five, in the most remote and conflict-hit areas of South Sudan with life-saving supplies and services.
Apollo Hospitals, Sanofi announce collaboration
Sep 30, 2014, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Apollo Hospitals and Sanofi on Tuesday announced their decision to collaborate on the expansion of Apollo Sugar Clinics, which provide integrated diabetes care programs in India.
World grossly ill-prepared to 'douse wildfire' sparked by Ebola, West African leaders tell UN
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:53 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) Leaders from Sierra Leone and Liberia, the two countries, along with Guinea at the frontlines of the battle against the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa, urged the General Assembly on Monday ensure the United Nations mounted a stronger, better coordinated response "to end this grave threat to our collective survival."
Head of new UN Ebola emergency response mission arrives in Ghana
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:37 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Monday joined an advance team deployed in Accra, Ghana, to ensure the rapid, effective and coherent action necessary to stop the outbreak, treat the infected, ensure essential services, preserve stability and prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Head of new UN Ebola emergency response mission arrives in Ghana
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:20 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Monday joined an advance team deployed in Accra, Ghana, to ensure the rapid, effective and coherent action necessary to stop the outbreak, treat the infected, ensure essential services, preserve stability and prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals observes World Heart Day
Sep 30, 2014, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals celebrated World Heart Day 2014 through a unique initiative this year.
World Heart Day: Harsh Vardhan urges disciplined lifestyle
Sep 29, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced a series of focused government campaigns centred on major communicable and non-communicable diseases.
World Heart Day: Harsh Vardhan urges disciplined lifestyle
Sep 29, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced a series of focused government campaigns centred on major communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Kolkata comes together to walk for a healthier heart
Sep 28, 2014, at 11:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS): To observe the World Heart Day, over 2000 conscious citizens of Kolkata gathered at Mohor Kunja on Sunday to tread on a symbolic two kilometer path called ‘Walk for Your Heart’, a humble initiative by the BM Birla Heart Research Centre (BMBHRC), a part of the CK Birla Hospitals.
OPPI hosts its 48th Annual General Meeting
Sep 28, 2014, at 06:10 am
Mumbai / Kolkata, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) hosted its 48th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on Saturday.
Ebola: UN mission readies to start work as virus death toll surpasses 3,000
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:23 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it is intensifying its cooperation with a wide range of partners trying to accelerate work on experimental therapies and vaccines as it announced that Ebola has now sickened more than 6,500 and killed more than 3,000.
UN chief to leaders: 'The world can and must stop Ebola – now'
Sep 26, 2014, at 06:16 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) "The world can and must stop Ebola – now," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told world leaders gathered at a special meeting held on Thursday at the United Nations to speed up the global response to the outbreak that has evolved from a public health crisis into a threat to peace and security.
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham joins UN effort to achieve world free of HIV
Sep 26, 2014, at 05:52 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Thursday appointed British fashion designer Victoria Beckham as its International Goodwill Ambassador, with a focus on women and children affected by the virus.